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FULL LIST: Wike, Matawalle, Oyetola, 28 Others Who Survived Cabinet Shake-Up
Despite the shake-up that affected 15 ministers, 31 others were not affected; they were not sacked or redeployed.
President Bola Tinubu wielded his big stick on Wednesday, and like a surgeon in a theatre, he used his surgical knife, yanked off five ministers, redeployed 10 and appointed seven fresh nominees as ministers to replace the sacked ones as well as two others — Betta Edu who was initially suspended, and Simon Lalong who left his cabinet to join the Senate.
Tinubu, ex-Lagos governor, appointed 48 ministers in August 2023, three months after his inauguration. The Senate immediately screened and confirmed the ministers. One of the ministers, Betta Edu, was suspended in January while ex-Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong, resigned and moved to the upper legislative chamber.
There have been growing calls for the President to reshuffle his cabinet as many Nigerians are not impressed by the performance of some of the ministers, especially in the face of unprecedented inflation, excruciating economic situation and rising insecurity.
Despite the shake-up on Wednesday, 31 ministers were not affected; they were not sacked or redeployed.
They are:
1MINISTER OF POWER – ADEBAYO ADELABU
2MINISTER OF DEFENCE – MOHAMMED BADARU
3MINISTER OF STATE, DEFENCE – BELLO MATAWALLE
4MINISTER OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT – AHMED M. DANGIWA
5MINISTER OF BUDGET & ECONOMIC PLANNING – ATIKU BAGUDU
6MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES & SANITATION – JOSEPH UTSEV
7MINISTER OF POLICE AFFAIRS – IBRAHIM GEIDAM
8MINISTER OF STEEL DEVELOPMENT – SHUAIBU A. AUDU
9MINISTER OF STATE, ENVIRONMENT – IZIAQ ADEKUNLE SALAKO
10MINISTER OF FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (FCT) – NYESOM WIKE
11MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION – SA’IDU ALKALI
12MINISTER OF STATE (GAS) PETROLEUM RESOURCES – EKPERIPE EKPO
13MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT – BALARABE ABBAS LAWAL
14MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY – ABUBAKAR KYARI
15MINISTER OF STATE, AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY – ALIYU SABI ABDULLAHI
16MINISTER OF INTERIOR – OLUBUNMI TUNJI-OJO
17MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS – YUSUF M. TUGGAR
18COORDINATING MINISTER OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE – ALI PATE
19MINISTER OF AVIATION AND AEROSPACE DEVELOPMENT – FESTUS KEYAMO
20MINISTER OF WORKS – DAVID UMAHI
21MINISTER OF STATE (OIL) PETROLEUM RESOURCES – HEINEKEN LOKPOBIRI
22MINISTER OF INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY – UCHE NNAJI
23MINISTER OF SOLID MINERALS DEVELOPMENT – DELE ALAKE
24MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND NATIONAL ORIENTATION – MUHAMMED IDRIS
25ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION AND MINISTER OF JUSTICE – LATEEF FAGBEMI
26MINISTER OF NIGER DELTA AFFAIRS – ABUBAKAR MOMOH
27MINISTER OF STATE, LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT– NKIRUKA ONYEJEOCHA
28MINISTER OF SPECIAL DUTIES AND INTER-GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS – ZEPHANIAH JISALO
29MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS, INNOVATION AND DIGITAL ECONOMY – BOSUN TIJANI
30MINISTER OF FINANCE AND COORDINATING MINISTER OF THE ECONOMY – WALE EDUN
31MINISTER OF MARINE AND BLUE ECONOMY – ADEGBOYEGA OYETOLA